2011 Legal Studies Exam - Hard or Easy?

[Wazzup]

Since its the first year of the new study design, whats your thoughts on the exam, would it be easy or hard?

[riceiscow]

Considering the new study design is so similar to the old one, I think it will be fairly hard and focus on the new key knowledge to test how hard it is for people.

But yeah, I don't think it will be easy.

[cranberry]

legal's hard

[nacho]

they can't really make legal hard,
unless they ask for abstract points
i think the difficulty of a subject like legal studies remains constant
if ur lucky, they wont test you what you as an individual suck at. can't really say more than that.
unless the 10 marker is retarded, sometimes that does happen iguess

[selim31]

Quite frankly Legal Studies is an easy subject compared to a subject like Psychology (which is why I droped Psy after unit 1 ), and my teacher was right to say that Legal is common sense. Unit 4 is a lot to remeber though. However,

Prediction: about 60% of the exam will be evaulate/discuss/comment/analyse question. Last year it was 53% or 54% (56%???). Sorry dudes, but I really don't know how you can complain about Legal Studies so much. I have never done Legal or a related subject previously, and I love it.

[Zafaraaaa]

Quite frankly Legal Studies is an easy subject compared to a subject like Psychology (which is why I droped Psy after unit 1 ), and my teacher was right to say that Legal is common sense. Unit 4 is a lot to remeber though. However,

Prediction: about 60% of the exam will be evaulate/discuss/comment/analyse question. Last year it was 53% or 54% (56%???). Sorry dudes, but I really don't know how you can complain about Legal Studies so much. I have never done Legal or a related subject previously, and I love it.

Legal is alright, but in terms of questions, I prefer psych! Legal Unit 4 is just so much! I loved Unit 3 though
Do you think unit 3 and 4 questions will be equally distributed in the exam?? Or more emphasis on unit 4? (I hope not )

[selim31]

Based on a quick scan of the 2010 Exam, I would imagine that that Unit 3 + 4 will be equally represented.

[burbs]

Quite frankly Legal Studies is an easy subject compared to a subject like Psychology (which is why I droped Psy after unit 1 ), and my teacher was right to say that Legal is common sense. Unit 4 is a lot to remeber though. However,

Prediction: about 60% of the exam will be evaulate/discuss/comment/analyse question. Last year it was 53% or 54% (56%???). Sorry dudes, but I really don't know how you can complain about Legal Studies so much. I have never done Legal or a related subject previously, and I love it.

What the actual fuck? Psychology is a fucking pisser compared to legal. Legal has the same amount of content as psych unit 3 and 4 but in one exam. Also half the exam is multi choice and you are rarely stretched for time. I'm not saying legal is overly difficult, but definitely harder than psychology (i do both, and at a similar level in both).

[selim31]

Quite frankly Legal Studies is an easy subject compared to a subject like Psychology (which is why I droped Psy after unit 1 ), and my teacher was right to say that Legal is common sense. Unit 4 is a lot to remeber though. However,

Prediction: about 60% of the exam will be evaulate/discuss/comment/analyse question. Last year it was 53% or 54% (56%???). Sorry dudes, but I really don't know how you can complain about Legal Studies so much. I have never done Legal or a related subject previously, and I love it.

What the actual fuck? Psychology is a fucking pisser compared to legal. Legal has the same amount of content as psych unit 3 and 4 but in one exam. Also half the exam is multi choice and you are rarely stretched for time. I'm not saying legal is overly difficult, but definitely harder than psychology (i do both, and at a similar level in both).

Hehe, psych questions are hard 

[eeps]

I'd say harder. The nature of this very subject makes it difficult; with the amount of case studies/examples etc. you need to know. It leaves so much to be tested. I think VCAA will ask more abstract questions this year, to get students to think 'outside the box' so to speak - rather than just the stock-standard questions they have every year.

[selim31]

I'd say harder. The nature of this very subject makes it difficult; with the amount of case studies/examples etc. you need to know. It leaves so much to be tested. I think VCAA will ask more abstract questions this year, to get students to think 'outside the box' so to speak - rather than just the stock-standard questions they have every year.

They'll ask for 2 Case Studies Max. Most obvious ones are the 1967 Aboriginal Referendum + Franklin Dam (interpretation of the Constitution) + Kevin & Jennifer (statutory interpretation).

[MJRomeo81]

Personally I think it'll be easy for the following reasons:

. New study design
. extra 10 marks
. same time limit.

 They won't kill students in the first year of its implementation. Instead, they'll ease it in and see how students cope with the extra question/s.

I hope I'm right, because I haven't touched my legal work in a month. (my 10%)

[selim31]

Haha, I must admit that my hands were almost on fire after two hours of uninterrupted writing, bludged the rest of the day and almost collapsed. It's quite tough doing an extra 10 Marks in 2 Hours.

[Anon123]

Personally I think it'll be easy for the following reasons:

. New study design
. extra 10 marks
. same time limit.

 They won't kill students in the first year of its implementation. Instead, they'll ease it in and see how students cope with the extra question/s.

I hope I'm right, because I haven't touched my legal work in a month. (my 10%)

Unfortunately, if you look at other subjects that have had new study designs, you are pretty wrong.
Look at psych for example, the A+ mark for the mid year was 70/91...lol

The legal exam is not excessively difficult, really getting full marks for most questions isn't that difficult, its just that there are a few questions that you are going to lose marks on for either silly mistakes, by simply missing out a single bit of info or something, and for legal to get A+, you need to get above 90% (probably go down a bit because of 10 more marks, so I would say around 88%), which is quite high, and leaves very little room for error

[cltf]

Am I the only one that can't finish the new 70 mark practice exams...?